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By Kayhan Life Staff
May 15 - The U.S.–Islamic Republic war is trapped in paperwork. Tehran presented its wish list before a cease-fire. Trump called it “garbage” and did not finish reading. For now, the two sides are exchanging letters instead of missiles.

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By Kayhan Life Staff May 15 - Iranian families squ

By Kayhan Life Staff
May 15 - Iranian families squeezed by skyrocketing prices and stagnant wages are drastically reducing their food purchases and cutting back on chicken and dairy products.

Abdollah Ghasemi, a board member of the Gilan Province Poultry Farmers’ Association, pointed to government policies — particularly the removal of the preferential exchange rate system, known as arz-e tarjihi — as a major driver of rising food costs.

“The several-fold increase in chicken prices following the elimination of preferential currency has halved chicken consumption in the country,” he said.

As of January 2026, Iran ended its preferential exchange rate for essential imports to curb corruption, combat inflation, and simplify its complex currency system amid ongoing economic instability and public protests.

Ghasemi highlighted the steep rise in poultry production costs.

“Each kilogram of corn, which previously cost 11,300 tomans (approximately $0.07) under the preferential rate, surged to 42,000 tomans ($0.27) after liberalization and later rose to 55,000 tomans ($0.36) due to currency fluctuations. Similarly, soy increased from 21,300 tomans ($0.13) per kilogram to 85,800 tomans ($0.54) and later 120,000 tomans ($0.75),” Ghasemi noted.

Ghasemi also cited the removal of the preferential rate for vaccines, veterinary medicines, and imported supplements as another factor driving up chicken prices.

“Recent currency policy changes sharply increased the cost of micronutrients, all of which are imported,” Ghasemi explained.

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By Kayhan Life Staff May 15 - Home-based businesse

By Kayhan Life Staff
May 15 - Home-based businesses in Iran engaged in activities such as handicrafts and ecotourism have been devastated by the Internet blackout in force since the Feb. 28 outbreak of the war with the U.S. and Israel. Women are the primary victims of the blackout: they make up approximately 80 percent of this sector’s workforce.

Such businesses rely heavily for their marketing and sales on the internet, social media, and messaging platforms such as Instagram and Telegram. They have suffered a dramatic decline in sales and are facing deep financial losses due to the internet shutdown.

Many of the women concerned are heads of households and the sole providers for their families, making the consequences of these restrictions especially devastating.

Meanwhile, statements by officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran indicate that the government intends to continue implementing its repressive policy of restricting internet access, despite the escalating economic damage and the severe impact on vulnerable groups whose livelihoods depend on online commerce and communications platforms.

Malek Hosseini, Deputy Labor Minister for Entrepreneurship Development and Employment, acknowledged the extensive damage suffered by workers in the home-based business sector due to the internet shutdown, and said the suspension of online sales had been the most significant challenge facing home-based businesses in recent months.

Speaking on May 12 at the National Home-Based Businesses Day conference, Hosseini said internet restrictions and the suspension of seasonal exhibitions had deprived many people in this sector of the ability to sell their products.

Referring to the fact that around 80 percent of home-based businesses were run by women, he added that the majority of these women came from low-income households.

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BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald

BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said his patience with Iran is running out and he had agreed in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping that the Islamic republic cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon and must re-open the Strait of Hormuz.

“We’ve settled a lot of different problems that other people wouldn’t have been able to solve,” Trump said on Friday after he met Xi in Beijing on the second day of talks which included the Iran war, Taiwan, trade and other issues.

Iran effectively shut the strait to most shipping traffic in response to U.S.-Israeli attacks which began on February 28, causing an unprecedented disruption to global energy supplies. China is close to Iran and the main buyer of its oil.

The U.S. paused its attacks on Iran last month but began a blockade of the country’s ports. Talks aimed at ending the conflict have stalled with Iran refusing to end its nuclear program or relinquish its stockpile of enriched uranium. Tehran denies it intends to build a nuclear weapon.

Xi did not comment on his discussions with Trump about Iran, although China’s foreign ministry issued a blunt statement outlining Beijing’s frustration with the Iran war.

“This conflict, which should never have happened, has no reason to continue,” the ministry said.

Trump said of Iran in an interview aired on Thursday night on Fox News’ “Hannity” program: “I am not going to be much more patient. They should make a deal.”

On the key issue of Iran‘s hidden stockpile of enriched uranium, Trump suggested it only needed to be secured by the U.S. for public relations purposes.

“I don’t think it’s necessary except from a public relations standpoint,” Trump said in the interview.

By Phil Stewart and Doina Chiacu May 14 (Reuters)

By Phil Stewart and Doina Chiacu
May 14 (Reuters) – U.S. bombings have dealt a major blow to Iran‘s military and its defense industry, leaving Tehran with only a small or perhaps very moderate ability to strike its neighbors, the U.S. admiral commanding the war effort said on Thursday.

The remarks by Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, follow reports by Reuters and other news organizations that cite U.S. intelligence suggesting Iran retains a significant missile, drone and small boat capability.

Those capabilities have allowed Iran to continue striking neighbors, particularly the UAE, and pose a sustained threat to traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global energy chokepoint.

That Iranian defiance has roiled energy markets, led the U.S. military to impose a naval blockade on Iran and cast global doubt on U.S. President Donald Trump’s public claims of victory.

Cooper declined to offer specific estimates of Iran‘s remaining missile and drone inventories but played down their significance, saying the U.S. military had achieved all of its objectives in its strikes on Iran.

He said Iran‘s defense industry has been set back by 90%.

“They have a very moderate, if not small, capability to continue strikes,” Cooper told a U.S. Senate committee. “And we, of course, have accordingly prepared for such a contingency.”

Iran was not only militarily weakened at home but also in the broader Middle East, Cooper said, adding Tehran is no longer able to transfer arms and other resources to its main allies in the region: Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen and Hamas in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.

“Those transfer paths and methods have been cut off,” he said.

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